The Funniest Wildlife Photos of 2016

The middle of October during a presidential election year is a really good time to remember not to take the world so seriously.

Case in point: The organizers of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards announced the finalists for the funniest animal photograph of 2016. The competition, in only its second year, is the antithesis of your traditional, staid wildlife photography contests. It’s a light-hearted competition that showcases the inner comedians in the animal kingdom, and it doesn’t t